Introduction to Accounting Principles and Practices

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Accounting - Revision Sheet

1. 📌 Essentials

  • Accounting records financial transactions to provide a true and fair view.
  • Double-entry bookkeeping ensures total debits equal total credits.
  • Luca Pacioli (1494) is considered the father of modern accounting.
  • VAT (Value Added Tax) was introduced in 1954; standard rate in France is 20%.
  • Belgian legal framework: Law of July 17, 1975, and Royal Decree of September 12, 1983.
  • Key financial statements: Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Annexes.
  • Company classification: micro, small, large based on size criteria.
  • Fundamental principles: entity, permanence, monetary unit, continuity.
  • Non-compliance penalties include fines, liability, and criminal sanctions.
  • Trends (2025): digitalization, AI, ESG reporting.

2. 🧩 Key Structures & Components

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1. Who is considered the Father of Accounting due to his role in formalizing double-entry bookkeeping?

2. Who is considered the father of modern accounting and in which year was he associated with the development of accounting principles?

3. What is the primary purpose of the double-entry bookkeeping system?

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Double-entry — principle?

Debits equal credits, ensuring balance.

Accounting records — purpose?

Provide a true and fair view.

Accounting principles — examples?

Entity, permanence, monetary, continuity.

Double-entry bookkeeping — principle?

Debits equal credits.

Belgian legal basis — law?

Law 1975 and Royal Decree 1983.

Luca Pacioli — significance?

Father of modern accounting.

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